Archives - 22 August 2012, Wednesday

Well, BitInstant is insistent that it will launch a BitCoin debit card , but MasterCard is claiming it will not be part of the plans. After a mock up of the plastic made the rounds featuring the company's logo, the financial powerhouse felt it necessary to reach out to us, clarifying ...

BitInstant employees Erik Voorhees, Charlie Shrem and Ira Miller are building real-world links for the Bitcoin virtual currency. NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- An obscure but growing digital currency is about to get a new link to the physical world. Within the next two months, money transfer ...

A worldwide, multi-billion dollar company doesn't want to help promote a new competitor that undercuts their price and their control over the global flow of money? I never saw that one coming! Oh and also, bitcoin is 100% digital so any internet-capable device can send bitcoins anywhe...

In a blog post, the company explained that MasterCard had denied any knowledge of the plan for two reasons. Firstly, BitInstant says that its unnamed partners, who "have been working with MasterCard for many years," will continue their relationship with the credit card company, rather...

MasterCard has said that it's not aware of plans to develop a credit or debit card based around Bitcoin virtual currency. Yesterday, it was rumored that transfer service BitInstant was partnering with two unnamed banks to release a Bitcoin MasterCard in the next two months. But accord...

Technophiles who are brave enough to swap in their cash for a virtual currency might want to check out the latest creation from BitInstant . As Parity News reports, BitInstant cofounder Charlie Shrem says that his company is two months away from releasing a BitCoin-based credit card t...

A drug package can still be seen attached to the bottom of this downed cartel ultralight plane. Photo: ChuckHolton /Flickr Stopping drug smugglers on the ground is one thing. You can build a fence, send more Border Patrol agents and put up more cameras. But it’s a whole other thing to...

BitInstant employees Erik Voorhees, Charlie Shrem and Ira Miller are building real-world links for the Bitcoin virtual currency. NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- An obscure but growing digital currency is about to get a new link to the physical world. Within the next two months, money transfer ...

BitInstant employees Erik Voorhees, Charlie Shrem and Ira Miller are building real-world links for the Bitcoin virtual currency. NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- An obscure but growing digital currency is about to get a new link to the physical world. Within the next two months, money transfer ...

BitInstant employees Erik Voorhees, Charlie Shrem and Ira Miller are building real-world links for the Bitcoin virtual currency. NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- An obscure but growing digital currency is about to get a new link to the physical world. Within the next two months, money transfer ...

Not sure if that comment was directed at me. I certainly agree that gold and silver have a role to play. But because they are physical objects, it is easy for governments to confiscate it. If SHTF, is it going to be easier to get Bitcoins or gold through government checkpoints? Is it ...

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Payment processing company MasterCard has denied that it is working with BitInstant to create an officially certified BitCoin debit card. This follows a report that claimed the virtual currency exchange could release a BitCoin debit card as early as October. UPDATE: We have been conta...

Technophiles who are brave enough to swap in their cash for a virtual currency might want to check out the latest creation from BitInstant . As Parity News reports, BitInstant cofounder Charlie Shrem says that his company is two months away from releasing a BitCoin-based credit card t...